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Definitions

• the present invention relates to compositions useful as transmission fluids, and particularly as fluids for continuously variable transmissions.
• Continuously variable transmissions represent a radical departure from conventional automatic transmission.
• the bush belt version of the CVT was invented by Dr. Hub Van Doorne, and since its introduction, many cars have been equipped with the push belt CVT system.
• CVTs are manufactured by Van Doorne's Transmissie VB of Tilburg, the Netherlands.
• European Patent Application 753 564 published January 15, 1997, as well as references cited therein.
• a belt and pulley system is central to the operation of this type of transmission.
• the pulley system comprises a pair of pulleys with a V-shaped cross-section, each consisting of a moveable sheave, a fixed sheave, and a hydraulic cylinder. Between the pulleys runs a belt, which consists of a set of metal elements held together by metal bands. In operation, the driving pulley pushes the belt to the driven pulley, thereby transferring power from the input to the output.
• the transmission drive ratio is controlled by opening or closing the moveable sheaves so that the belt rides lower or higher on the pulley faces. This manner of operation permits continuous adjustment of gear ratio between the input and output shafts.
• the lubricant must fulfill several functions: to lubricate the metal belt in its contacts with the pulley assembly, the planetary and other gears, the wet-plate clutches, and the bearings; to cool the transmission; and to carry hydraulic signals and power.
• the hydraulic pressure controls the belt traction, transmission ratio, and clutch engagement.
• the lubricant must provide the appropriate degree of friction between the belt and pulley assembly, to avoid the problem of slippage on one hand, and binding on the other, all the while providing protection to the metal surfaces from pitting, scuffing, scratching, flaking, polishing, and other forms of wear. Accordingly, the fluid should maintain a relatively high coefficient of friction for metal/metal contact, as well as exhibiting a suitable degree of shear stability.
• European Application 761 805, March 12, 1997 discloses a lubricating/functional fluid which comprises an oil of lubricating viscosity, 2,5dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole or a derivative thereof and an antifoam agent.
• the composition may include phosphoric acid.
• Friction modifiers are included in the compositions in the amounts of 0.1-10 weight percent and may be a single friction modifier or mixtures of two or more. Friction modifiers also include metal salts of fatty acids. Preferred cations are zinc, magnesium, calcium, and sodium and any other alkali, or alkaline earth metals may be used. The salts may be overbased by including an excess of cations per equivalent of amine [sic; acid?].
• Zinc salts are added in amounts of 0.1-5 weight percent to provide antiwear protection.
• the zinc salts are normally added as zinc salts of phosphorodithioic acids.
• U.S. Patent 4,792,410, December 20, 1988, Schwind et al. discloses a lubricant mixture suitable for a manual transmission fluid, comprising a boronated overbased alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt, a friction modifier or mixture of friction modifiers, and an oil of lubricating viscosity.
• the present invention provides a composition comprising:
• the invention provides a composition comprising:
• the invention also provides a method for lubricating a transmission, including continuously variable transmissions of various types, comprising adding thereto the foregoing composition.
• the first component of the present invention is an oil of lubricating viscosity which is generally present in a major amount (i.e. an amount greater than 50% by weight). Generally, the oil of lubricating viscosity is present in an amount of greater than 80% by weight of the composition, typically at least 85%, preferably 90 to 95%. Such oil can be derived from a variety of sources, and includes natural and synthetic lubricating oils and mixtures thereof.
• the natural oils useful in making the inventive lubricants and functional fluids include animal oils and vegetable oils (e.g., lard oil, castor oil) as well as mineral lubricating oils such as liquid petroleum oils and solvent treated or acid-treated mineral lubricating oils of the paraffinic, naphthenic or mixed paraffinic/naphthenic types which may be further refined by hydrocracking and hydrofinishing processes and are dewaxed. Oils of lubricating viscosity derived from coal or shale are also useful.
• animal oils and vegetable oils e.g., lard oil, castor oil
• mineral lubricating oils such as liquid petroleum oils and solvent treated or acid-treated mineral lubricating oils of the paraffinic, naphthenic or mixed paraffinic/naphthenic types which may be further refined by hydrocracking and hydrofinishing processes and are dewaxed. Oils of lubricating viscosity derived from coal or shale are also useful.
• Synthetic lubricating oils include hydrocarbon oils and halo-substituted hydrocarbon oils such as polymerized and interpolymerized olefins (e.g., polybutylenes, polypropylenes, propylene-isobutylene copolymers, chlorinated polybutylenes, etc.); poly(1-hexenes), poly-(1-octenes), poly(1-decenes), etc.
• polymerized and interpolymerized olefins e.g., polybutylenes, polypropylenes, propylene-isobutylene copolymers, chlorinated polybutylenes, etc.
• poly(1-hexenes), poly-(1-octenes), poly(1-decenes) e.g., poly(1-hexenes), poly-(1-octenes), poly(1-decenes), etc.
• alkyl-benzenes e.g., dodecylbenzenes, tetradecylbenzenes, dinonylbenzenes, di-(2-ethylhexyl)-benzenes, etc.
• polyphenyls e.g., biphenyls, terphenyls, alkylated polyphenyls, etc.
• Alkylene oxide polymers and interpolymers and derivatives thereof where the terminal hydroxyl groups have been modified by esterification, etherification, etc. constitute another class of known synthetic lubricating oils that can be used. These are exemplified by the oils prepared through polymerization of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, the alkyl and aryl ethers of these polyoxyalkylene polymers (e.g., methyl-polyisopropylene glycol ether having an average molecular weight of about 1000, diphenyl ether of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 500-1000, diethyl ether of polypropylene glycol having a molecular weight of 1000-1500, etc.) or mono- and polycarboxylic esters thereof, for example, the acetic acid esters, mixed C 3-8 fatty acid esters, or the C 13 Oxo acid diester of tetraethylene glycol.
• the oils prepared through polymerization of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide the alkyl and
• esters of dicarboxylic acids e.g., phthalic acid, succinic acid, alkyl succinic acids, alkenyl succinic acids, maleic acid, azelaic acid, suberic acid, sebacic acid, fumaric acid, adipic acid, linoleic acid dimer, malonic acid, alkyl malonic acids, alkenyl malonic acids, etc.
• alcohols e.g., butyl alcohol, hexyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, 2-ethylhexyl alcohol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoether, propylene glycol, etc.
• these esters include dibutyl adipate, di(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, di-n-hexyl fumarate, dioctyl sebacate, diisooctyl azelate, diis
• Esters useful as synthetic oils also include those made from C 5 to C 12 monocarboxylic acids and polyols and polyol ethers such as neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol, dipentaerythritol, tripentaerythritol, etc.
• Silicon-based oils such as the polyalkyl-, polyaryl-, polyalkoxy-, or polyaryloxy-siloxane oils and silicate oils comprise another useful class of synthetic lubricants (e.g., tetraethyl silicate, tetraisopropyl silicate, tetra-(2-ethylhexyl)silicate, tetra-(4-methyl-hexyl)silicate, tetra-(p-tert-butylphenyl) silicate, hexyl-(4-methyl-2pentoxy)disiloxane, poly(methyl) siloxanes, poly(methylphenyl)siloxanes, etc.).
• synthetic lubricants e.g., tetraethyl silicate, tetraisopropyl silicate, tetra-(2-ethylhexyl)silicate, tetra-(4-methyl-hex
• Other synthetic lubricating oils include liquid esters of phosphorus-containing acids (e.g., tricresyl phosphate, trioctyl phosphate, diethyl ester of decane phosphonic acid, etc.), polymeric tetrahydrofurans and the like.
• traction oils are typically synthetic fluids containing a large fraction of highly branched or cycloaliphatic structures, i.e., cyclohexyl rings.
• Unrefined, refined and rerefined oils either natural or synthetic (as well as mixtures of two or more of any of these) of the type disclosed hereinabove can be used in the lubricants of the present invention.
• Unrefined oils are those obtained directly from a natural or synthetic source without further purification treatment.
• a shale oil obtained directly from retorting operations a petroleum oil obtained directly from primary distillation or ester oil obtained directly from an esterification process and used without further treatment would be an unrefined oil.
• Refined oils are similar to the unrefined oils except they have been further treated in one or more purification steps to improve one or more properties.
• Rerefined oils are obtained by processes similar to those used to obtain refined oils applied to refined oils which have been already used in service. Such rerefined oils are also known as reclaimed or reprocessed oils and often are additionally processed by techniques directed to removal of spent additives and oil breakdown products.
• the oil of lubricating viscosity is a poly-alpha-olefin (PAO).
• PAO poly-alpha-olefin
• the poly-alpha-olefins are derived from monomers having from 4 to 30, or from 4 to 20, or from 6 to 16 carbon atoms.
• Examples of useful PAOs include those derived from 1-decene. These PAOs may have a viscosity from 2 to 150.
• Preferred base oils include poly- ⁇ -olefins such as oligomers of 1-decene. These synthetic base oils are hydrogenated resulting in an oil of stability against oxidation.
• the synthetic oils may encompass a single viscosity range or a mixture of high viscosity and low viscosity range oils so long as the mixture results in a viscosity which is consistent with the requirements set forth below.
• Also included as preferred base oils are highly hydrocracked and dewaxed oils. These petroleum oils are generally refined to give enhanced low temperature viscosity and antioxidation performance. Mixtures of synthetic oils with refined mineral oils may also be employed.
• the composition exhibit well-defined and shear-stable viscosity parameters.
• the composition should have a Brookfield viscosity at -40°C of less than 20,000 cP as determined by ASTM-D-2983, preferably less than 15,000 cP, and more preferably less than 10,000 cP.
• the low temperature viscosity is largely a function of the nature of the oil of lubricating viscosity, along with proper choice of viscosity modifier, and proper selection of low viscosity oils can aid in meeting this parameter.
• compositions of the present invention should likewise have a defined and stable high temperature viscosity, preferably, an initial kinematic viscosity of 7 to 8 cSt when measured at 100°C. This viscosity is obtained by selection of an appropriate viscosity modifier, as described below.
• the viscosity modifier should be a shear stable viscosity modifier, such that the kinematic viscosity of the composition is not less than 6.5 cSt, preferably 6.7 cSt, more preferably 7 cSt at 100°C when measured after a 20 hour Tapered Bearing Shear Test, DIN 51 350, part 6.
• the second component of the present invention is a shear stable viscosity modifier ("VM,” also referred to as a viscosity index improver).
• Viscosity modifiers are extremely well known in the art and most are commercially available.
• Hydrocarbon VMs include polybutenes, poly(ethylene/propylene) copolymers, and polymers of styrene with butadiene or isoprene.
• Ester VMs include esters of styrene/maleic anhydride polymers, esters of styrene/maleic anhydride/acrylate terpolymers, and polymethacrylates.
• the acrylates are available from RohMax and from The Lubrizol Corporation; polybutenes from Ethyl Corporation and Lubrizol; ethylene/propylene copolymers from Exxon and Texaco; polystyrene/isoprene polymers from Shell; styrene/maleic esters from Lubrizol, and styrene/butadiene polymers from BASF.
• the preferred VM is an acrylate- or methacrylate-containing copolymer or a copolymer of styrene and an ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid such as styrene/maleic ester (typically prepared by esterification of a styrene/maleic anhydride copolymer).
• the viscosity modifier is a polymethacrylate viscosity modifier.
• Polymethacrylate viscosity modifiers are prepared from mixtures of methacrylate monomers having different alkyl groups. The alkyl groups may be either straight chain or branched chain groups containing from 1 to 18 carbon atoms.
• dispersancy properties are also incorporated into the product.
• a product has the multiple function of viscosity modification, pour point depressancy and dispersancy.
• Such products have been referred to in the art as dispersant-type viscosity modifiers or simply dispersant-viscosity modifiers.
• Vinyl pyridine, N-vinyl pyrrolidone and N,N'-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate are examples of nitrogen-containing monomers.
• Polyacrylates obtained from the polymerization or copolymerization of one or more alkyl acrylates also are useful as viscosity modifiers. It is preferred that the viscosity modifier of the present invention is a dispersant viscosity modifier.
• nitrogen-containing dispersant viscosity modifiers of the present invention can be prepared by a process comprising reacting, in the presence of a free radical initiator,
• monomer (A), the free radical initiator, and the chain transfer agent, if any, are first combined to form a mixture, whereupon 10% to 80% of said mixture is mixed with monomer (B), heating 20% to 100%, often 20% to 80%, more often 30% to 60%, and in one preferred embodiment 100%, of the resulting mixture until an exotherm is noted, then, while maintaining reaction temperature, first adding the balance, if any, of the mixture of monomers (A) and (B) over 0.25 hour to 5 hours followed by addition over 0.25 to 5 hours of the remaining mixture of monomer (A) and initiator, and then optionally adding additional initiator as may be required, whereupon the reaction is continued to completion.
• the nitrogen-containing copolymer comprises units derived from (A) alkyl acrylate ester monomers containing from 1 to 24 carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group. At least 50 mole % of such monomers contain at least 6, preferably at least 8, carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group.
• (A) comprises a mixture of ester monomers, having (a) 5% to 75% by weight, preferably 30% to 60% by weight of alkyl acrylate ester monomers containing from 1 to 11 carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group and (b) 25% to 95% by weight, preferably 40% to 70% by weight of alkyl acrylate ester monomers containing 12 to 24 carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group, provided that, as stated above, at least 50 mole % contain at least 6 and preferably at least 8 carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group.
• the alkyl acrylate ester monomers comprise alkyl methacrylate esters.
• monomer (A) comprises at least 5% by weight of alkyl acrylate esters having 4 to 11 carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group. In another embodiment, monomer (A) comprises 5% to 40%, often 10% to 40% by weight, alkyl acrylate esters having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group. In still another embodiment, monomer (A) comprises 60% to 90% by weight of alkyl acrylate esters having 9 to 11 carbon atoms in the ester alkyl group.
• monomer (A) consists essentially of C 12-24 , often C 12-18 , and frequently C 12-15 methacrylates.
• the acrylate ester monomers can be prepared by conventional methods well known to those of skill in the art. A variety of procedures are described in considerable detail in the section entitled "Acrylic and Methacrylic Ester Polymers” in the Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Engineering, Vol. 1, pp. 247-251, Wiley-Interscience, New York (1985). Many alkyl acrylate esters are commercially available. Suppliers include, RohMax; San Esters Corp., with offices in New York, New York; Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd.; Polysciences, Inc., Warrington, Pennsylvania; Sartomer Co., Exton, Pennsylvania; and others.
• the nitrogen-containing copolymers of this invention also comprise units (B) comprising at least one nitrogen-containing monomer selected from the group consisting of vinyl substituted nitrogen heterocyclic monomers, dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate monomers, dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide monomers, N-tertiary alkyl acrylamides, and vinyl substituted amines.
• the nitrogen-containing monomer is an N-vinyl substituted heterocyclic monomer.
• examples of such monomers include N-vinyl imidazole, N-vinyl pyrrolidinone and N-vinyl caprolactam.
• the vinyl substituted heterocyclic monomer is vinyl pyridine.
• the nitrogen-containing monomer is a N,N-dialkylaminoalkyl acrylamide or acrylate wherein each alkyl or aminoalkyl group contains, independently, 1 to 8 carbon atoms.
• the nitrogen-containing monomer is a tertiary-alkyl acrylamide, preferably tertiary butyl acrylamide.
• the dispersant viscosity modifier is prepared by polymerizing 57.5 parts methyl methacrylate, 12.7 parts butyl methacrylate, 226.5 parts each of C 9-11 methacrylate and C 12-15 methacrylate, 114.8 parts C 16-18 methacrylate and 11.7 parts N-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl) methacrylamide in a staged addition process. Details of the preparation of these and related polymers are found in European Patent Application 750,031, published December 27, 1996.
• the copolymers described above typically have a weight average molecular weight (M w ) of 10,000 to 500,000, more often 30,000 to 250,000, frequently 20,000 to 100,000 and polydispersity values (M w /M n ) of 1.2 to 5. Molecular weights of polymers are determined using well-known methods described in the literature.
• the copolymers can be prepared in the presence of a diluent.
• a diluent can also be added to a substantially diluent-free copolymer, usually by dissolving or dispersing the substantially diluent-free polymer in an appropriate diluent.
• an additional diluent often a higher boiling diluent such as an oil, may be added to a copolymer which was prepared in, and still contains, a lower boiling diluent which is then removed by common methods such as distillation.
• the diluent is a mineral oil.
• the mineral oil consists essentially of hydrotreated naphthenic oil.
• hydrodewaxed mineral oils are also be a synthetic oil. Common synthetic oils are ester type oils, polyolefin oligomers or alkylated benzenes.
• the diluent-containing copolymers of this invention are referred to herein as additive concentrates. Such additive concentrates are then added, along with other desirable performance-improving additives, to an oil of lubricating viscosity to prepare the finished lubricant composition.
• the additive concentrates preferably comprise 25% to 90% by weight of copolymer, preferably 35% to 85% by weight, and 10% to 75% by weight of diluent, preferably 15% to 65% by weight of diluent.
• the VM can be any of the above mentioned VMs provided they exhibit sufficient shear stability.
• the reduction in viscosity at 100°C is less than 20%, and preferably less than 10%. In certain favorable case the reduction may be less than 5%.
• the amount of the viscosity modifier which is employed is an amount suitable to provide the desired viscosity to the composition, as described above.
• the amount of VM will be 1 to 25 percent by weight of the composition; preferably the amount will be 2 to 20 percent by weight, and more preferably 5 to 15 percent by weight.
• composition of the present invention further contains a defined amount of an overbased metal salt, also referred to as a detergent.
• Overbased materials are generally single phase, homogeneous Newtonian systems characterized by a metal content in excess of that which would be present for neutralization according to the stoichiometry of the metal and the particular acidic organic compound reacted with the metal.
• the overbased materials are most commonly prepared by reacting an acidic material (typically an inorganic acid or lower carboxylic acid, preferably carbon dioxide) with a mixture comprising an acidic organic compound, a reaction medium comprising at least one inert, organic solvent (mineral oil, naphtha, toluene, xylene, etc.) for said acidic organic material, a stoichiometric excess of a metal base, and a promoter such as a phenol or alcohol.
• the detergent component of the present additive mixture can be one or more borated or non-borated overbased alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salts of a sulfonate, phenate, salicylate, carbonate, or phosphorus-containing acid, or mixtures thereof.
• Sulfonate salts are those having a substantially oleophilic character and which are formed form organic materials.
• Organic sulfonates are well known materials in the lubricant and detergent arts.
• the sulfonate compound should contain on average 10 to 40 carbon atoms, preferably 12 to 36 and more preferably 14 to 32 carbon atoms.
• the phenates, salicylates, and carboxylates should have a substantially oleophilic character. While the carbon atoms can be either in an aromatic or paraffinic configuration, it is preferred that alkylated aromatics be used. While naphthalene based materials can be used, the preferred aromatic materials are based on benzene.
• a highly preferred composition is a monosulfonated alkylated benzene, preferably the monoalkylated benzene.
• alkyl benzene fractions are obtained from still bottom sources and are mono- or di-alkylated. It is believed that the mono-alkylated aromatics are superior in overall properties.
• mono-alkylated aromatics it is desirable that a mixture of mono-alkylated aromatics be used to obtain the mono-alkylated salt (benzene sulfonate).
• mono-functional (e.g., mono-sulfonated) materials avoids crosslinking of the molecules and possible precipitation of the salt from the lubricant.
• the detergent is referred to as "overbased.”
• overbasing it is meant that a stoichiometric excess of the metal be present, beyond that required to neutralize the anion of the salt.
• the excess metal from overbasing has the effect of neutralizing acids which may build up in the lubricant.
• the overbased salt increases the dynamic coefficient of friction.
• the overbasing is generally done such that the metal ratio is 1.05:1, preferably 2:1 to 30:1, and most preferably 4:1 to 25:1.
• the metal ratio is the ratio of metal ions, on an equivalent basis, to the anionic portion of the overbased material.
• the overbased material is in the form of a metal salt where the metal is selected from group II of the periodic table of elements.
• the metal is selected from group II of the periodic table of elements.
• it is a calcium or magnesium salt.
• the overbased material is a carbonated material.
• Carbonated overbased materials are those which the low molecular weight acidic material which is preferably used in the formation of the material is carbon dioxide.
• the preparation of overbased materials, including carbonated overbased materials, is well known and is described, in numerous United States patents including, for example, U.S. 3,766,067, McMillen.
• the overbased material is a carbonated overbased calcium sulfonate or a carbonated overbased calcium salicylate.
• the overbased material can be borated or non-borated. Borated overbased materials and their preparation are well known and are described in greater detail in European Patent Application 753,564, published January 15, 1997.
• the amount of the overbased metal salt in the composition is an amount to contribute 0.5 or 1 to 10 Total Base Number, preferably 4 to 8 TBN, and more preferably 4 to 7 TBN to the composition.
• Total base number is the amount of acid (perchloric or hydrochloric) needed to neutralize all the basicity of a material. The amount of acid is expressed as potassium hydroxide equivalents.
• Total base number is normally determined by titration of one gram of material with 0.1 Normal hydrochloric acid solution using bromophenol blue as an indicator.
• the suitable overbased materials themselves preferably have a total base number of 50 to 550, more preferably 100 to 450, on an oil free basis. That is, an overbased composition which contains 40% diluent oil and has a TBN of 200 will have a TBN of 333 on an oil-free basis, that is, when corrected by dividing by 0.6 to account for the inert oil. Similarly, an overbased material having a TBN of 250 (oil free basis) will contribute 5 TBN to the composition of the present invention if 20 g (oil free basis) are added to prepare 1000 g of final composition. Accordingly, the amount of overbased material which will be used in a given composition will depend in part on the extent of overbasing, that is, the TBN, of the overbased material. The appropriate amounts can be readily calculated by those skilled in the art. For many common overbased materials, the total amount will be approximately in the range of 0.2 to 1.5 percent by weight (oil free basis), preferably 0.4 to 1 percent by weight.
• Another component of the present invention is a phosphorus compound. Most phosphorus compounds impart a measure of anti-wear performance to the composition.
• the phosphorus compound of the present invention can be a phosphorus acid or ester of the formula (R 1 X)(R 2 X)P(X) n X m R 3 or a salt thereof, where each X is independently an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, n is 0 or 1, m is 0 or 1, m+n is 1 or 2, and R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are hydrogen or hydrocarbyl groups.
• R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 is a hydrocarbyl group, and preferably at least one is hydrogen.
• This component thus includes phosphorous and phosphoric acids, thiophosphorous and thiophosphoric acids, phosphite esters, phosphate esters, and thiophosphite and thiophosphate esters.
• the esters can be mono-, di- or trihydrocarbyl esters. It is noted that certain of these materials can exist in tautomeric forms, and that all such tautomers are intended to be encompassed by the above formula and included within the present invention.
• phosphorous acid and certain phosphite esters can be written in at least two ways: differing merely by the placement of the hydrogen. Each of these structures are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
• the phosphorus-containing acids can be at least one phosphate, phosphonate, phosphinate or phosphine oxide. These pentavalent phosphorus derivatives can be represented by the formula wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently hydrocarbyl groups, or hydrogen and a, b and c are independently zero or 1.
• the phosphorus-containing acid can be at least one phosphite, phosphonite, phosphinite or phosphine.
• These trivalent phosphorus derivatives can be represented by the formula wherein R 1 , R 2 and R 3 are independently hydrocarbyl groups, and a, b and c are independently zero or 1.
• the total number of carbon atoms in R 1 , R 2 and R 3 in each of the above formulae must be sufficient to render the compound soluble in the reaction medium.
• the total number of carbon atoms in R 1 , R 2 and R 3 is at least 8, and in one embodiment at least 12, and in one embodiment at least 16.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 in each of the above formulae are independently hydrocarbyl groups of preferably 1 to 100 carbon atoms, or 1 to 50 carbon atoms, or 1 to 30 carbon atoms, with the proviso that the total number of carbons is at least 8.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 can be the same as the other, although they may be different.
• R 1 , R 2 and R 3 groups include hydrogen, t-butyl, isobutyl, amyl, isooctyl, decyl, dodecyl, oleyl, C 18 alkyl, eicosyl, 2-pentenyl, dodecenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, alkylphenyl, alkylnaphthyl, phenylalkyl, naphthylalkyl, alkylphenylalkyl, alkylnaphthylalkyl, and the like.
• the phosphorus acid is characterized by at least one direct carbon-to-phosphorus linkage such as those prepared by the treatment of an olefin polymer, such as one or more of the above polyalkenes (e.g., polyisobutene having a molecular weight of 1000) with a phosphorizing agent such as phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus heptasulfide, phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus trichloride and sulfur, white phosphorus and a sulfur halide, or phosphorothioic chloride.
• an olefin polymer such as one or more of the above polyalkenes (e.g., polyisobutene having a molecular weight of 1000)
• a phosphorizing agent such as phosphorus trichloride, phosphorus heptasulfide, phosphorus pentasulfide, phosphorus trichloride and sulfur, white phosphorus and
• At least two of the X atoms in the above structure are oxygen, so that the structure will be (R 1 O)(R 2 O)P(X) n X m R 3 , and more preferably (R 1 O)(R 2 O)P(X) n X m H.
• This structure can correspond, for example, to phosphoric acid when R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are hydrogen.
• Phosphoric acid exists as the acid itself, H 3 PO 4 and other forms equivalent thereto such as pyrophosphoric acid and anhydrides of phosphoric acid, including 85% phosphoric acid (aqueous), which is the commonly available commercial grade material.
• the formula can also correspond to a mono- or dialkyl hydrogen phosphite (a phosphite ester) when one or both of R 1 and R 2 are alkyl, respectively and R 3 is hydrogen or a trialkyl phosphite ester when each of R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 is alkyl; in each case where n is zero, m is 1, and the remaining X is O.
• the structure will correspond to phosphoric acid or a related material when n-and m are each 1; for example, it can be a phosphate ester such as a mono-, di- or trialkyl monothiophosphate when one of the X atoms is sulfur and one, two, or three of R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are alkyl, respectively.
• a phosphate ester such as a mono-, di- or trialkyl monothiophosphate when one of the X atoms is sulfur and one, two, or three of R 6 , R 7 , and R 8 are alkyl, respectively.
• Phosphoric acid and phosphorus acid are well-known items of commerce.
• Thiophosphoric acids and thiophosphorous acids are likewise well known and are prepared by reaction of phosphorus compounds with elemental sulfur or other sulfur sources. Processes for preparing thiophosphorus acids are reported in detail in Organic Phosphorus Compounds, Vol. 5, pages 110-111, G. M. Kosolapoff et al., 1973.
• the hydrocarbyl groups R 1 and R 2 will normally contain 1 to 30 or 24 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 12 or 8 carbon atoms, and more preferably 4 to 8 carbon atoms.
• the hydrocarbyl groups are alkyl groups and, in particular, butyl groups.
• the R 1 and R 2 groups can comprise a mixture of hydrocarbyl groups derived from commercial alcohols.
• examples of some preferred monohydric alcohols and alcohol mixtures include the commercially available AlfolTM alcohols marketed by Continental Oil Corporation
• AlfolTM 810 is a mixture containing alcohols consisting essentially of straight-chain primary alcohols having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms.
• AlfolTM 12 is a mixture comprising mostly C 12 fatty alcohols.
• AlfolTM1218 is a mixture of synthetic primary straight chain alcohols having 12 to 18 carbon atoms.
• the AlfolTM20+ alcohols are mostly, on an alcohol basis, C 20 alcohols as determined by gas-liquid chromatography.
• the AlfolTM22+ alcohols are C 18-20 primary alcohols having mostly, on an alcohol basis, C 22 alcohols. These AlfolTM alcohols can contain a fairly large percentage (up to 40% by weight) of paraffinic compounds which can be removed before the reaction if desired.
• AdolTM 60 Another commercially available alcohol mixture is AdolTM 60 which comprises about 75% by weight of a straight-chain C 22 primary alcohol, about 15% of a C 20 primary alcohol, and about 8% of C 18 and C 24 alcohols.
• AdolTM 320 comprises predominantly oleyl alcohol.
• the AdolTM alcohols are marketed by Ashland Chemical.
• a variety of mixtures of monohydric fatty alcohols derived from naturally occurring triglycerides and ranging in chain length from C 8 to C 18 are available from Procter & Gamble Company. These mixtures contain various amounts of fatty alcohols containing mainly 12, 14, 16, or 18 carbon atoms.
• CO-1214TM is a fatty alcohol mixture containing 0.5% C 10 alcohol. 66 ⁇ C 12 alcohol, 26% C 14 alcohol, and 6.5% C 16 alcohol.
• NeodolTM 23 is a mixture of C 12 and C 15 alcohols
• NeodolTM 25 is a mixture of C 12 and C 15 alcohols
• NeodolTM 45 is a mixture of C 14 and C 15 linear alcohols.
• NeodolTM 91 is amixture of C 9 , C 10 , and C 11 alcohols.
• alcohols which can be used are lower molecular weight alcohols such as methanol,'ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, normal butanol, isobutanol, tert-butanol, the pentanols, hexanols, heptanols, octanols (including 2-ethyl hexanol), nonanols, decanols, and mixtures thereof.
• lower molecular weight alcohols such as methanol,'ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, normal butanol, isobutanol, tert-butanol, the pentanols, hexanols, heptanols, octanols (including 2-ethyl hexanol), nonanols, decanols, and mixtures thereof.
• the dihydrocarbyl hydrogen phosphites of this invention can be prepared by techniques-well known in the art, and many such phosphites are available commercially.
• a lower molecular weight dialkylphosphite e.g., dimethyl
• alcohols comprising a straight-chain alcohol, a branched-chain alcohol, or mixtures thereof.
• each of the two types of alcohols may themselves comprise mixtures.
• the straight-chain alcohol can comprise a mixture of straight-chain alcohols
• the branched-chain alcohol can comprise a mixture of branched-chain alcohols.
• the branched-chain hydrocarbyl group can be introduced into a dialkylphosphite be reacting the low molecular weight dialkylphosphite such as dimethylphosphite with a more sterically hindered branched-chain alcohol such as neopentyl alcohol (2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol).
• neopentyl alcohol 2,2-dimethyl-1-propanol
• Another neo alcohol having such utility is 2,2,4-trimethyl-1-pentanol.
• One preferred material is dibutyl hydrogen phosphite, which is commercially available from a variety of sources including Mobil Chemical Company.
• the phosphorus-containing agent is a hydrocarbyl phosphate.
• the phosphate may be a mono-, di- or trihydrocarbyl phosphate.
• the hydrocarbyl groups each independently contain from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, preferably 1 to 24 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 12 carbon atoms.
• each hydrocarbyl is independently an alkyl or aryl group. When any group is an aryl group it contains from 6 to 24 carbon atoms, more preferably 6 to 18 carbon atoms.
• Examples of hydrocarbyl groups include a butyl, amyl, hexyl, octyl, oleyl or cresyl, with octyl and cresyl being preferred.
• Hydrocarbyl phosphates can be prepared by reacting phosphorus acid or anhydride, preferably phosphorus pentoxide with an alcohol at a temperature of 30°C to 200°C, preferably 80°C to 150°C.
• the phosphorus acid is generally reacted with the alcohol in a ratio of about 1:3.5, preferably 1:3.
• the hydrocarbyl groups can be derived from a mixture of hydrocarbyl groups derived from alcohols, including commercially available alcohols, such as have been described in detail above.
• the hydrocarbyl phosphate can be a hydrocarbyl thiophosphate.
• Thiophosphates may contain from one to three sulfur atoms, preferably one or two sulfur atoms.
• the thiophosphates may have the same hydrocarbyl group as described above.
• Thiophosphates are prepared by reacting one or more of the above-described phosphites with a sulfurizing agent including sulfur, sulfur halides, and sulfur containing compounds, such as sulfurized olefins, sulfurized fats, mercaptans and the like.
• the phosphorus compound can be a phosphorus-containing amide.
• Phosphorus-containing amides are generally prepared by reacting one of the above-described phosphorus acids such as a phosphoric, phosphonic, phosphinic, thiophosphoric, including dithiophosphoric as well as monothiophosphoric, thiophosphinic or thiophosphonic acids with an unsaturated amide, such as an acrylamide.
• the phosphorus acid is a dithiophosphorus acid prepared by reacting a phosphorus sulfide with an alcohol or phenol to form dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphoric acid.
• the hydrocarbyl groups may be those described above for hydrocarbyl phosphates.
• phosphorus-containing amide is represented by the formula: wherein each X' 1 , X' 2 , X' 3 , X' 4 and X' 5 is independently oxygen or sulfur; each R' 1 and R' 2 is independently a hydrocarbyl group; each R' 3 , R' 4 , R' 5 , R' 6 and R' 7 is independently a hydrogen, halogen of hydrocarbyl group; a and b independently are zero or 1; n is zero or 1; n' is 1, 2 or 3; with the proviso that: (1) when n' is 1, R' 8 is hydrogen, -R # , -ROH, -ROR, -RSR or (2) when n' is 2, R' 8 is a coupling group selected from -R'-, -R*-, -R'-O-R'-, -R'-S-R'-, and (3) when n' is 3, R' 8 is the coupling group wherein each R # is independently a
• X' 1 , X' 2 and X' 5 are preferably oxygen.
• X' 3 and X' 4 are preferably sulfur and a and b are preferably 1.
• Each R' 1 and R' 2 is preferably independently a hydrocarbyl group of from 1 to 50 carbon atoms, more preferably from 1 to 30 carbon atoms, more preferably from 3 to 18 carbon atoms, more preferably from 4 to 8 carbon atoms.
• Each R' 1 and R' 2 is preferably an alkyl group.
• R' 1 and R' 2 are t-butyl, isobutyl, amyl, isooctyl, decyl, dodecyl, eicosyl, 2-pentenyl, dodecenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, alkylphenyl, alkylnaphthyl, phenylalkyl, naphthylalkyl, alkylphenylalkyl, and alkylnaphthylalkyl groups.
• Each R' 3 , R' 4 , R' 5 , R' 6 and R' 7 is preferably independently a hydrogen or hydrocarbyl group of 1 to 50 carbon atoms, more preferably 1 to 30, more preferably 1 to 18, more preferably 1 to 8.
• each R' 3 , R' 4 , R' 5 , R' 6 and R' 7 is independently a hydrogen; an alkyl group of from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl group of from 4 to 22 carbon atoms; or an aromatic, an alkyl-substituted aromatic or an aromatic-substituted alkyl group of from 4 to 34 carbon atoms.
• each R' is independently an alkylene or alkylidene group having from 1 to 12, more preferably from 1 to 6, more preferably 1 carbon atom.
• R' is preferably methylene, ethylene, or propylene with preferably methylene.
• the phosphorus-containing amides can be prepared by the reaction of a phosphorus-containing acid, preferably a dithiophosphoric acid, as described above with an acrylamide such as acrylamide, N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide, methacrylamide, crotonamide, and the like.
• acrylamide such as acrylamide, N,N'-methylenebisacrylamide, methacrylamide, crotonamide, and the like.
• the reaction product from above may be further reacted with linking or coupling compounds, such as formaldehyde or paraformaldehyde to form coupled compounds.
• phosphorus-containing materials are phosphites such as triphenylphosphite and diphenylphosphite.
• Another phosphorus-containing compound can be a metal salt of a dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphoric acid.
• the dithiophosphoric acid is prepared by reacting phosphorus pentasulfide with an alcohol mixture comprising at least 10 mole percent of isopropyl alcohol and at least one primary alcohol containing from 3 to 13 carbon atoms.
• Typical metal is a Group II metal, aluminum, tin, iron, cobalt, lead, molybdenum, manganese, nickel, or copper, and typically zinc.
• the phosphorodithioic acids from which the metal salts useful in this invention are prepared are obtained by the reaction of about 4 moles of an alcohol mixture per mole of phosphorus pentasulfide, and the reaction may be carried out within a temperature range of from 50° to 200°C.
• the reaction generally is conipleted in 1 to 10 hours, and hydrogen sulfide is liberated during the reaction.
• the alcohol mixture which is utilized in the preparation of the dithiophosphoric acids typically comprise a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and at least one primary aliphatic alcohol containing from 3 to 13 carbon atoms.
• the alcohol mixture can contain at least 10 mole percent of isopropyl alcohol and will generally comprise from 20 mole percent to 90 mole percent of isopropyl alcohol.
• the alcohol mixture will comprise from 40 to 60 mole percent of isopropyl alcohol, the remainder being one or more primary aliphatic alcohols.
• the primary alcohols which may be included in the alcohol mixture include n-butyl alcohol, isobutyl alcohol, n-amyl alcohol, isoamyl alcohol, n-hexyl alcohol, 2-ethyl-1-hexyl alcohol, isooctyl alcohol, nonyl alcohol, decyl alcohol, dodecyl alcohol, tridecyl alcohol, etc.
• the primary alcohols also may contain various substituent groups such as halogens.
• useful mixtures include, for example, isopropyl/n-butyl; isopropyl/secondary butyl; isopropyl/2-ethyl-1-hexyl; isopropyl/isooctyl; isopropyl/decyl; isopropyl/dodecyl, and isopropyl/tridecyl.
• composition of the phosphorodithioic acid obtained by the reaction of a mixture of alcohols with phosphorus pentasulfide is actually a statistical mixture of three or more phosphorodithioic acids as illustrated by the following formulas: It is preferred to select the amount of the two or more alcohols reacted with the P 2 S 5 to result in a mixture in which the predominating dithiophosphoric acid is the acid (or acids) containing one isopropyl group and one primary alkyl group. Relative amounts of the three phosphorodithioic acids in the statistical mixture is dependent, in part, on the relative amounts of the alcohols in the mixture, steric effects, and the like.
• the preparation of the metal salt of the dithiophosphoric acids can be effected by reaction with the metal or metal oxide. Simply mixing and heating these two reactants is sufficient to cause the reaction to take place and the resulting product is sufficiently pure for the purposes of this invention. Typically the formation of the salt is carried out in the presence of a diluent such as an alcohol, water, or diluent oil.
• a diluent such as an alcohol, water, or diluent oil.
• Neutral salts are prepared by reacting one equivalent of metal oxide or hydroxide with one equivalent of the acid.
• Basic metal salts are prepared by adding an excess of (more than one equivalent of) the metal oxide or hydroxide with one equivalent of phosphorodithioic acid.
• the metal salts of dihydrocarbyl dithiophosphoric acids which are useful in this invention include those salts containing Group II metals, aluminum, lead, tin, molybdenum, manganese, cobalt, and nickel. Zinc and copper are especially useful metals.
• metal compounds which may be reacted with the acid include silver oxide, silver carbonate, magnesium oxide, magnesium hydroxide, magnesium carbonate, magnesium ethylate, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, zinc ox ⁇ de, zinc hydroxide, strontium oxide, strontium hydroxide, cadmium oxide, cadmium carbonate, barium oxide, barium hydrate, aluminum oxide, aluminum propylate, iron carbonate, copper hydroxide, lead oxide, tin butylate, cobalt oxide, and nickel hydroxide.
• the amount of the phosphorus-containing agent is at least 0.1 percent by weight based on the composition of the composition of the present invention, preferably 0.14 to 0.25 percent by weight.
• the preferred amount is that amount suitable to provide measurable antiwear protection to a transmission which is lubricated by the present fluid. Otherwise stated, a preferable amount is that which provides 0.005 to 0.05 weight percent phosphorus to the composition.
• the preferred amount can be adjusted by the person skilled in the art to take into account the varying degrees of efficiency among phosphorus compounds in providing antiwear protection.
• the present invention further comprises a friction modifier component, which in turn comprises a combination of at least two friction modifiers.
• Friction modifiers are very well known in the art, and the number and types of compounds are voluminous.
• friction modifiers include metal salts of fatty acids, fatty phosphites, fatty acid amides, fatty epoxides and borated derivatives thereof, fatty amines, glycerol esters and their borated derivatives, alkoxylated fatty amines (including ethoxylated fatty amines such as diethoxylated tallowamine) and their borated derivatives, sulfurized olefins, sulfurized polyolefins, sulfurized fats, and sulfurized fatty acids.
• At least one of the two or more friction modifiers must be selected from among the following materials: (a) zinc salts of fatty acids having at least 10 carbon atoms; (b) hydrocarbyl imidazolines containing at least 12 carbon atoms in the hydrocarbyl group, and (c) borated epoxides.
• the second and any additional friction modifiers may be selected from the same group, or they can be selected from friction modifiers generally, as listed, for example, in the preceding paragraph. If the one of the friction modifiers is a phosphorus-containing material (e.g., a fatty phosphite or phosphoric acid), it is intended that the same material can be counted as both a friction modifier and as a phosphorus-containing compound.
• the amount of any such phosphorus-containing friction modifier should be selected such that the requirements for the amount and performance of friction modifiers and the amount of phosphorus-containing compounds are simultaneously satisfied.
• Zinc salts of fatty acids are well known materials.
• Fatty acids are generally hydrocarbon-based carboxylic acids, both synthetic and naturally occurring, preferably aliphatic acids, although acids containing aromatic functionality are also included. Occasional heteroatom substitution can be permitted in the hydrocarbyl portion of the fatty acid, consistent with the definition of "hydrocarbyl," below.
• the acid contains 14 to 30 carbon atoms, more preferably 16-24 carbon atoms, and preferably about 18 carbon atoms.
• the acid can be straight chain (e.g. stearic) or branched (e.g., isostearic).
• the acid can be saturated-or it can contain olefinic unsaturation.
• a preferred acid is oleic acid, and the correspondingly preferred salt is zinc oleate, a commercially available material, the preparation of which is well known and is within the abilities of the person skilled in the art.
• the zinc salt can be a neutral salt, that is, in which one equivalent of zinc is reacted with one equivalent of acid such as oleic acid.
• the zinc salt can be a slightly basic salt, in which one equivalent of a zinc base is reacted with somewhat less than one equivalent of acid.
• An example of such a material is a slightly "over-zinc-ed" oleate, that is, Zn 4 Oleate 3 O 1 .
• Alkyl-substituted imidazolines are also well known materials. They can generally be formed by the cyclic condensation of a carboxylic acid with a 1,2 diaminoethane compound. They generally have the structure where R is an alkyl group and R' is a hydrocarbyl group or a substituted hydrocarbyl group, including -(CH 2 CH 2 NH) n -H groups.
• carboxylic acids useful in preparing the imidazoline are oleic- acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, tall oil acids, and other acids derived from natural and synthetic sources.
• Specially preferred carboxylic acids are those containing 12 to 24 carbon atoms including the 18 carbon acids such as oleic acid and stearic acid.
• suitable 1,2 diaminoethane compounds are compounds of the general structure R-NH-C 2 H 4 -NH 2 , where R is a hydrocarbyl group or a substituted hydrocarbyl group (e.g., hydroxy hydrocarbyl, aminohydrocarbyl).
• a preferred diamine is N-hydroxyethyl-1,2-diaminoethane, HOC 2 H 4 NHC 2 H 4 NH 2 .
• a preferred alkyl-substituted imidazoline is 1-hydroxyethyl-2-heptadecenyl imidazoline.
• Another type of friction modifier includes borated epoxides, which are described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 4,584,115, and are generally prepared by reacting an epoxide, preferably a hydrocarbyl epoxide, with boric acid or boron trioxide.
• the epoxide can be expressed by the general formula wherein each R is independently hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl group containing 8 to 30 carbon atoms, at least one of which is hydrocarbyl. Also included are materials in which any two of the R groups together with the atoms to which they are attached, for a cyclic group, which can be alicyclic or heterocyclic.
• one R is a hydrocarbyl group of 10 to 18 carbon atoms and the remaining R groups are hydrogen. More preferably the hydrocarbyl group is an alkyl group.
• the epoxides can be commercial mixtures of C 14-16 or C 14-18 epoxides, which can be purchased from ELF-ATOCHEM or Union Carbide and which can be prepared from the corresponding olefins by known methods. Purified epoxy compounds such as 1,2-epoxyhexadecane can be purchased from Aldrich Chemicals. Alternatively this material can be a reactive equivalent of an epoxide.
• reactive equivalent of an epoxide is meant a material which can react with a boronating agent (described below) in the same or a similar manner as can an epoxide to give the same or similar products.
• a reactive equivalent of an epoxide is a diol.
• a reactive equivalent to epoxides is the halohydrins.
• Other equivalents will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
• Other reactive equivalents include-materials having vicinal dihydroxy groups which are reacted with certain blocking reagents.
• the borated compounds are prepared by blending the boron compound and the epoxide and heating them at a suitable temperature, typically 80° to 250°C, until the desired reaction has occurred.
• Boronating agents include the various forms of boric acid (including metaboric acid, HBO 2 , orthoboric acid, H 3 BO 3 , and tetraboric acid, H 2 B 4 O 7 ), boric oxide, boron trioxide, and alkyl borates of the formula (RO) x B(OH) y wherein X is 1 to 3 and y is 0 to 2, the sum of x and y being 3, and where R is an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
• the molar ratio of the boronating agent to the epoxide or reactive equivalent thereof is generally 4:1 to 1:4. Ratios of 1:1 to 1:3 are preferred, with 1:2 being an especially preferred ratio.
• An inert liquid can be used in performing the reaction.
• the liquid may be toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene, dimethylformamide and the like. Water is formed and is typically distilled off during the reaction. Alkaline reagents can be used to catalyze the reaction.
• a preferred borated epoxide is the borated epoxide of a predominantly 16 carbon olefin.
• the amount of the friction modifier component (the combination of at least two friction modifiers) is preferably 0.1 to 0.45 percent by weight of the composition, preferably 0.15 to 0.3 percent, and more preferably 0.2 to 0.25 percent by weight.
• the amount of the friction modifier component which is selected from group of zinc oleates, alkyl-substituted imidazolines, and borated epoxides is at least 0.03 percent by weight of the composition, preferably 0.04 to 0.15 percent, and more preferably 0.05 to 0.09 percent.
• one friction modifier is zinc oleate or alkyl-substituted imidazoline, and is present in an amount of 0.05 to 0.09 weight percent of the composition.
• one friction modifier is a borated epoxide of a predominantly 16-carbon olefin, present in an amount of 0.1 to 0.22 percent by weight of the composition.
• the amount of a second friction modifier is 0.05 to 0.1 weight percent of the composition.
• the total amount of the friction modifiers (of all types) is limited to those amounts which provide a metal-to-metal coefficient of friction of at least 0.120 as measured at 110°C by ASTM-G-77, using the composition as a lubricant, since such minimum friction is important for the presently contemplated application, that is, fluids suitable for continuously variable transmissions.
• the amount of friction modifiers is sufficient to provide a coefficient of friction of 0.125 to 0.145, and more preferably about 0.135.
• composition of the present invention can be supplied as a fully formulated lubricant or functional fluid, or it can be supplied as a concentrate.
• a concentrate the relative amounts of the various components will generally be about the same as in the fully formulated composition, except that the amount of oil of lubricating viscosity will be decreased by an appropriate amount.
• the absolute percentage amounts of the remaining components will be correspondingly increased.
• the concentrate is added to an appropriate amount of oil, the final formulation of the present invention will be obtained.
• one embodiment of such a concentrate will comprise:
• the components of the present invention whether in a concentrate or in a fully formulated fluid, will in one embodiment be:
• the amount of the oil of lubricating viscosity will be as set forth above, or 50 to 95 parts by weight.
• the amount of the oil of lubricating viscosity will be 10 to 50 parts by weight or other intermediate values that may be appropriate.
• Other amounts of the various components may be independently selected from a consideration of the broad, preferred, and most preferred percent ranges of such components set forth above. An exhaustive listing of such combinations on a parts-by-weight basis is not recited herein for the sake of brevity; however, such combinations can well be determined by the person skilled in the art seeking to prepare a concentrate.
• compositions of the present invention can be included in the compositions of the present invention, provided that they are not incompatible with the aforementioned required components or specifications (such as the coefficient of friction requirement).
• optional materials include dispersants (sometimes referred to as "ashless dispersants"), which may be included, for instance, in amounts of up to 10 weight percent on an oil free basis.
• dispersants include carboxylic dispersants, which can be the reaction product of carboxylic acylating agents with nitrogen- or hydroxy-containing compounds; amine dispersants; Mannich dispersants, post-treated dispersants, and polymeric dispersants.
• antioxidants including hindered phenolic antioxidants, secondary aromatic amine antioxidants, sulfurized phenolic anti-oxidants, oil-soluble copper compounds, phosphorus-containing antioxidants, organic sulfides, disulfides, and polysulfides.
• Other optional components include seal swell compositions, such as isodecyl sulfolane, which are designed to keep seals pliable. Also permissible are pour point depressants, such as alkylnaphthalenes, polymethacrylates, vinyl acetate/fumarate or /maleate copolymers, and styrene/maleate copolymers. These optional materials are known to those skilled in the art, are generally commercially available, and are described in greater detail in published European Patent Application 761,805. Also included can be corrosion inhibitors, dyes, fluidizing agents, and antifoam agents.
• hydrocarbyl substituent or “hydrocarbyl group” is used in its ordinary sense, which is well-known to those skilled in the art. Specifically, it refers to a group having a carbon atom directly attached to the remainder of the molecule and having predominantly hydrocarbon character.
• hydrocarbyl groups include:
• compositions of the present invention can be used as lubricating oils and greases useful in industrial applications and in automotive engines, transmissions and axles. These compositions are effective in a variety of applications including crankcase lubricating oils for spark-ignited and compression-ignited internal combustion engines, including automobile and truck engines, two-cycle engines, aviation piston engines, marine and low-load diesel engines, and the like. Also, automatic transmission fluids, manual transmission fluids, transaxle lubricants, gear lubricants, metalworking lubricants, hydraulic fluids, and other lubricating oil and grease compositions can benefit from the incorporation of the compositions of this invention.
• inventive functional fluids are particularly effective as automatic transmission fluids, particularly fluids for continuously variable transmissions, including push-belt type and toroidal traction drive transmissions.
• the materials described above may interact in the final formulation, so that the components of the final formulation may be different from those that are initially added.
• metal ions of, e.g., a detergent
• compositions expressed in parts by weight, are prepared and used as fluids for continuously variable transmissions.
• coefficient of friction of certain of the compositions is measured using ASTM-G-77:

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